Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs Nokia Asha 503 Dual SIM

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300
blackberry curve 3g 9300
Nokia Asha 503 Dual SIM
nokia asha 503 dual sim
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia
Announced August 2010 October 2013
Status Available - August 2010 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Black, Red Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7 mm
(4.04 x 2.39 x 0.5 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 111.4 g (3.92.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Nokia Asha software platform 1.2
Processor -
GPU -
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 256K colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 45.05%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features -
Video Yes Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps No
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1150 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)